Have you set the app pool credentials correctly? On 30 December 2011 19:57, Greg Keogh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Folks, I just created a web site virtual directory in IIS on my Win2008 > server. The path of this virtual directory points to something like**** > > ** ** > > \\OTHERMACHINE\shared\stuff**** > > ** ** > > When I go to a client machine and browse to this folder I get a Windows > Authentication prompt, which I discard and IIS says 401 - Unauthorized: > Access is denied due to invalid credentials.**** > > ** ** > > On the web server procmon shows**** > > ** ** > > ACCESS DENIED \\OTHERMACHINE\shared\stuff\index.htm**** > > NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE**** > > Generic Read**** > > Impersonating NT AUTHORITY\IUSR**** > > ** ** > > To try and get around this I’ve spend hours adding every friggin’ account > I can think of to the permissions, but nothing makes any difference. I’ve > even tried everyone, authenticated users, IUSR, websever\IIS_IUSERS, and > many more stupid combinations and absolutely nothing changes the problem.* > *** > > ** ** > > What trick am I possibly missing?**** > > ** ** > > Greg**** > -- regards, Preet, Overlooking the Ocean, Auckland
